UO Set for Regular Season Finales at PSU / OSU
EUGENE ? The University of Oregon wrestling team travels north up the Willamette Valley this week for a pair of regular-season ending matches vs. in-state league rivals.
UO (9-12, 0-8) will compete at Portland State (1-10, 0-7), Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m., and at Oregon State (9-8, 6-3), Sunday, February 17 at 2 p.m.
Note: The date and location for the Portland State contest is different than originally scheduled and is set for the night before the start of the Oregon High School State Championships in Portland in the Memorial Coliseum, Thursday-Saturday, February 14-16.
Afterwards, the Pac-10 Championships return to Mac Court, Sunday-Monday, March 2-3, and all-session tickets are available by calling the Duck ticket office (1-800-WEB-FOOT, (541) 346-4461 locally).
Last weekend, redshirt junior 133-pounder Ryan Dunn scored an upset of No. 1-ranked Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State in UO’s final regular season home match, while the 34-time national champion Cowboys won the team contest, 33-3.
In last December’s edition of the Civil War Brought to You by Your Northwest Dodge Dealers, OSU beat UO at McArthur Court, 23-14, with four Ducks winning matches ? Dunn, sophomores Ron Lee (174) and Brysen French (184) and redshirt freshman Charlie Alexander (heavyweight).
Sizing up Wednesday’s matches, PSU’s highest ranked wrestler in last week’s Pac-10 rankings was junior Jacob Antoine (184, seventh), and four others were ranked eighth at 141, 157, 165 and 174 pounds, respectively.
The Beavers have two wrestlers ranked top four last week in the league - junior Heinrich Barnes (141), senior Kyle Larson (149) - and three others ranked fifth at 165, 174 and 184 pounds.
RECENT DUCK ACTION
Redshirt junior 133-pounder Ryan Dunn celebrated a breakthrough outing last Friday in Eugene. The Estacada, Ore., native scored a takedown with three seconds left for a 5-3 decision over Oklahoma State’s returning No. 1-ranked Coleman Scott. Dunn avenged a 14-6 loss from last December's Reno Tournament of Champions to the returning NCAA runner-up.
Dunn was the only victorious Duck, although six of the Duck losses were by three points or less, including Ron Lee’s 7-5 loss to No. 8-ranked Brandon Mason at 174 pounds. Other narrow Duck losses were posted by Joey Lucas (125, 6-4), Cody Moulton (141, 9-8), Elliott Tracy (2-0), Zack Frazier (165, 9-8) and Shaun Dee (197, 4-1). In the team race, Oregon was outscored 33-3 by the Pokes.
DUCK SEASON STAT LEADERS
In the fourth month of the season, seven Duck individuals have 10 or more wins ? Alexander (285, 21-6), Lee (174 pounds, 20-9), Dunn (133, 19-6), Frazier (165, 16-12), redshirt freshman Brett Gray (141, 13-3), sophomore Brysen French (184, 11-5) and redshirt junior Shaun Dee (197, 11-18). Frazier notched his team-leading third pin of the season three weekends ago vs. ASU’s Preston Pruett in 3:32, and Gray and Dee each have two pins. Dunn is the current career wins leader (56) on the youthful Duck roster, and is followed by Lucas (second, 44), Lee (third, 38) and French (fourth, 30). A link to complete season statistics is in the STATISTICS dropdown menu at the top of the www.GoDucks.com wrestling page.
DUCK CAREER RECORDS
Joey Lucas, RSr., 125-133, Hillsboro, Ore., (44-54)
Beau Malia, RJr., 125, Billings, Mont. (25-28)
Ryan Dunn, RJr., 133, Estacada, Ore. (56-24)
Brett Gray, RFr. , Catoosa, Okla, 141-149 (16-7)
Cody Moulton, RJr., Redmond, Ore., 141-149 (7-14)
Jeremy McLaughlin, RJr., Central Point, Ore., 149-157 (25-47)
Elliott Tracy, RSr., 149-157, Eugene, Ore., (21-30)
Kyle Bounds, RSo., 157, Vancouver, Wash. (25-29)
Bryan Cantrell, Jr., 165, Hillsboro, Ore. (15-19)
Zack Frazier, So., 165, Gresham, Ore. (28-29)
Ron Lee, RSo., 174, Central Point, Ore. (38-27)
Brysen French, So., 184, Hillsboro, Ore. (30-25)
Marcus Myers, Sr., 184, Beaverton, Ore. (0-3)
Shaun Dee, RJr., 197, Beaverton, Ore. (21-30)
Chris Robertson, So., 285, Central Point, Ore. (8-23)
Charlie Alexander, RFr., 285, Central Point, Ore. (21-7)
PICKS OF THE PAC-10
In the most recent fifth edition of the Pacific-10 Conference wrestling rankings, four Ducks were ranked top four in their weight classes - Dunn (133, third) Alexander (285, third), Bounds (157, fourth) and Lee (174, fourth).
Frazier (165, sixth) improved a position, and Lucas (125, sixth) and McLaughlin (149, sixth) remained the same from the fourth edition. Other Ducks in the rankings included Moulton (141, seventh), Dee (197, eighth) and senior newcomer Marcus Myers (184, 10th).
PORTLAND STATE PREVIEW
Sizing up Wednesday’s matches, PSU’s highest ranked wrestlers in last week’s Pac-10 rankings were junior Jacob Antoine (184, seventh), freshman Brady Garner (157, eighth) and junior Jordan Toney (165, eighth), freshman Greg Einerson (141, eighth), senior Dale Seley (174, eighth). PSU's other entries included freshman Rockland Schneider (197, ninth), Alan Dickey (149, 10th) and sophomore Zach Smith (285, 10th).
Head Coach Mike Hauska, an ’87 PSU graduate, is in his second year, and last year’s team went 1-16. Eight starters and 10 letterwinners return from last year's squad that finished 10th in the Pac-10 Championships with 5 1/2 points.
Oregon is 54-23-6 all-time vs. Portland State going back to their first match in 1974-75, and UO has won 26 in a row with last year’s 28-12 decision held in Salem.
PSU'S PROJECTED LINEUP
125 forfeit
133 forfeit
141 Greg Einerson (9-14)
149 Alan Dickey (3-13)
157 Steven Dailey (0-2)
165 Jordan Toney (5-15)
174 Dale Seley (8-6)
184 Jacob Antoine (9-19)
197 Jake Schneider (19-7)
285 Zack Smith (5-16)
MORE VIKING INFORMATION
More information on the Portland State wrestling team is available at the www.GoViks.com website.
OREGON STATE PREVIEW
The Beavers are under the guidance of second-year head coach Jim Zalesky who piloted OSU to the Pac-10 championship in '07 and a 26th-place NCAA team finish.
Six Beavers rank in the top half of the conference standings - junior Heinrich Barnes (141, fourth), senior Kyle Larson (149, fourth), freshmen Keegan Davis (165, fifth) and Chris Platt (174, fifth) and junior Kyle Bressler (184, fifth). Other sightings in last week's rankings include sophomore Dan Bracetta (157, sixth), junior Jake Gonzales (125, seventh), sophomore Brice Arand (197, seventh) and sophomore Clifton Ivanoff (133, eighth).
Among those aforementioned wrestlers, only one placed top six in last year's Pac-10 Championships - Bressler (184, third) - and he subsequently lost both of his matches in the NCAA Championships. Three Beavers have posted 15 wins this year - Gonzales (125, 15-5), Barnes (141, 15-3) and Brascetta (157, 15-6) - and Gardner is one victory behind (285, 14-6).
Oregon State leads the series, 80-26-2, that dates back to 1953-54. Oregon's last win came in 2002-03 when UO won 18-15, and the Ducks also won at home in 2001-02 (18-14) and 2000-01 (22-16). UO's last win in Corvallis came in 1996-97 when it cruised to a 27-9 victory.
MORE OREGON STATE INFORMATION
More details on the Oregon State wrestling team is available at the www.OSUbeavers.com website.
LAST YEAR’S UO-PSU DUAL RESULTS
Oregon 28, PSU 12
2/14/07, Salem, Ore.
125 - Ryan Dunn (UO) tech. fall over Brad Caldwell (PSU), 28-13
133 - Joey Lucas (UO) major dec. over Wesley Moniz (PSU), 14-1
141 - Justin Pearch (UO) major dec. over Greg Einerson (PSU), 18-6
149 - Jeremy McLaughlin (UO) dec. over Vanaman (PSU), 10-8
157 - Zack Frazier (UO) dec. over Dailey (PSU), 5-4
165 - Seley (PSU) dec. over Jake McCoy (UO), 4-2
174 - C.J. Grandjean (PSU) wins by forfeit
184 - Brysen French (UO) dec. over Lemmon (PSU), 7-3
197 - Jake Schneider (PSU) dec. over Chris Robertson (UO), 5-2
Hwt - Chris Dearmon (UO) fall over Smith (PSU), 1:31
EARLY SEASON UO-OSU DUAL RESULTS
Oregon State 23, Oregon 14
12/7/07, Eugene, Ore.
125 ? Jake Gonzales, OSU, dec., Beau Malia, UO, 8-2
133 ? Ryan Dunn, UO, technical fall, Clifton Ivanoff, 22-7 (6:51 / 1:09 remaining, 3rd period)
141 ? Heinrich Barnes, OSU, def., Brett Gray, UO, 6-4 (OT, 00:34 remaining)
149 ? Kyle Larson, OSU, fall, Cody Moulton, UO, (7:12 / 00:48 remaining, 3rd period)
157 ? Dan Brascetta, OSU, major dec., Jeremy McLaughlin, UO, 16-5
165 ? Keegan Davis, OSU, major dec., Zack Frazier, UO, 14-4
174 ? Ron Lee, UO, dec., Neal Beadry, OSU, 9-4
184 ? Brysen French, UO, dec., Kyle Bressler, OSU, 8-5
197 ? Bryce Arand, OSU, dec., Shaun Dee, UO, 6-3
Hwt. ? Charlie Alexander, UO, dec., Travis Gardner, 2-1
ON A ROLL
Before late December’s Reno Tournament of Champions stop, Alexander had won 11 straight matches in his first collegiate season, and other next-best current winning streaks overall belonged to Gray (8) and French (6) although neither has wrestled since December. In current dual-only action, Lee had won 10 in a row before a loss at Boise State three weeks ago to the Pac-10’s top-ranked wrestler in that class, Nate Lee, while Dunn had won nine in a row before losing twice last weekend. Among active wrestlers, the longest current winning streak belongs to Ryan Dunn (2).
LOOKING AHEAD
After this weekend’s match vs. OSU in Corvallis, the postseason begins with the Pac-10 Championships returning to Eugene, Sunday-Monday, March 2-3 at McArthur Court, and all-session tickets are now available at the Duck ticket office (1-800-WEB-FOOT or ((541) 346-4461 locally). Based on their Pac-10 finishes, Duck individuals then look ahead to the NCAA Championships, Thursday-Saturday March 20-22 in St. Louis, Mo.
PAC-10 CRED
Sophomore Brysen French (184) is UO’s highest returning placer from the 2007 Pac-10 Championships with his fourth-place finish. Others that placed top six included McLaughlin (149, fifth), Lee (174, fifth) and Lucas (133, sixth). Two other Duck returnees also competed in the event last year ? Bounds (157) and Robertson (197) ? but did not place. Lee went on to compete in the 2007 NCAA Championships ? an impressive feat considering his leg was broken several weeks before the league finale. Then-senior Justin Pearch (141) also competed in the collegiate finale last year after a runner-up Pac-10 finish.
DUCK SEASON OUTLOOK
The Oregon wrestling program welcomed back 10 letterwinners in 2007-08, seven of which competed in the 2007 Pac-10 Championships. Lee capped an impressive stretch run last spring when he overcame a broken leg in the final months to still score fifth in the Pac-10 Championships and earn an NCAA Championships invitation. Other Duck returnees that placed top six in the Bakersfield, Calif., event included French (fourth, 184), McLaughlin (fifth, 149) and Lucas (sixth, 133), and other entries included Dunn (133) and Bounds (157) and Robertson (197).
HEAD COACH CHUCK KEARNEY
The Ducks are under the guidance of 10th-year head coach Chuck Kearney who owns the second-longest tenure in school history behind his mentor Ron Finley who guided UO for 28 years. A former Pac-10 champion and All-American for UO at 177 pounds, Kearney has guided Ducks to one NCAA individual title and five All-America honors among their 28 NCAA bids, along with eight Pac-10 individual titles. UO squads posted a runner-up Pac-10 team finish in 2002 and a third-place effort in ?05, and his squads have scored four top-30 NCAA finishes, and two more top-40 placings.
DUCK WRESTLING HISTORY
In its 55th year of existence, Oregon’s lengthy wrestling tradition dates back to its first season in 1953-54. The Ducks have been guided by only six head coaches ? Bill Hammer (1954-58), Mike Reuter (1959-64), Ed Jones (1965), Art Keith (1966-70), Ron Finley (1971-98) and Chuck Kearney (1999-). Finley helped put Oregon in the national spotlight with nine top-two league finishes in a stretch from 1975-89, including UO’s first conference title in ’75, and additional victories in ’81 and ’82. Those two seasons, Finley was tabbed the conference coach of the year, and UO’s Jeff Stuebing (167) and Bill Nugent (142) claimed Pac-10 wrestlers of the year laurels. Altogether in Finley’s 28 years as head coach, UO finished top three in the conference 14 times and lower than fifth only twice. His Duck individuals combined for 22 All-America awards and 44 conference titles. In 1984, the same year Finley guided the U.S. Olympic team to the silver medal as head coach, his heavyweight pupil Greg Gibson also claimed Olympic silver and was joined on the Olympic team by Stuebing (163).
MAT TOWN OF THE WEST
Eugene has unquestionably positioned itself as a capital for West Coast wrestling this season. Earlier this year, 4,380 people roared in approval for the nation’s top collegiate wrestlers at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic in November. Eight duals against league rivals and various non-conference opponents, including 34-time national champion Oklahoma State, precede the Pac-10 Championships which return to Eugene March 2-3.
GET YOUR PAC-10 TIX
The Pacific-10 Conference Wrestling Championships return to Eugene are less than a month away, and all-session tickets went on sale in mid-January. The price breakdown for the four sessions follows:
All-Session (Sunday ? 2 sessions & Monday ? 2 sessions)
- Reserved: $40 + $3.50 fee
- Adult General Admission (GA): $30 + $3.50 fee
- Child/Senior Citizen GA: $20 + $2.00 fee
- Student GA: $20 + $2.00 fee (with valid college ID)
On Monday, February 18, single-session tickets for each of the two sessions of Sunday and Monday will go on sale and those prices follow:
Single Session Prices
Session 1 OR 2 ? Sunday, March 2
- Reserved: $13 +$1.00 ticket fee
- Adult General Admission (GA): $13 + $1.00 ticket fee
- Child/Senior GA: $10 + $.50 per ticket fee
- Student GA: $7 + $.50 ticket fee (with valid college ID)
Session 3 OR 4 ? Monday, March 3
- Reserved: $18 +$1.50 ticket fee
- Adult General Admission (GA): $13 + $1.50 ticket fee
- Child/Senior GA: $10 + $1.00 per ticket fee
- Student GA: $10 + $1.00 ticket fee (with valid college ID)
RECENT DUAL RESULTS
No. 3 Oklahoma State 33, Oregon 3
McArthur Court, Eugene, Ore., Friday, February 8, 2008
Individual Results
125- Tyler Shinn, Ok. St. Dec. Joey Lucas, UO, 6-4
133- Ryan Dunn, UO Dec. Coleman Scott, Ok. St., 5-3
141- Brad Neitenbach, Ok. St. Dec. Cody Moulton, UO, 9-8
149- Ryan Freeman, Ok St. Dec. Elliott Tracy, UO, 2-0
157- Neil Erisman, Ok. St. MDec. Kyle Bounds, UO, 12-3
165- Kevin Wainscott, Ok. St., Dec. Zack Frazier, UO, 9-8
174- Brandon Mason, Ok. St., Dec. Ron Lee, UO, 7-5
184- Jack Jensen, Ok. St., Pin Marcus Myers, UO, 1:25
197- Clayton Foster, Ok. St., Dec. Shaun Dee, UO, 4-1
Hwt.- Jared Rosholt, Ok. St., Tfall Charlie Alexander, UO, 22-8
Oregon State 13, No. 12 Missouri 28
2/10/07, Ames, Iowa
125 ? John Olanowski, MU, dec. Jake Gonzales, OSU, 6-2
133 ? Tyler McCormick. MU, tech. fall Clifton Ivanoff, OSU, 16-0
141 ? Heinrich Barnes, OSU, major dec. Marcus Hoehn, MU, 17-6
149 ? No. 15 Josh Wagner, MU, tech. fall Kyle Larson, OSU, 20-3
157 ? No. 14 Michael Chandler, MU major dec. Dan Brascetta, OSU, 12-1
165 ? Keegan Davis, OSU, fall Andrew Sherry, MU, 4:15
174 ? Brock Wittmeyer, MU, dec. Chris Platt, OSU, 12-6
184 ? James Williamson, MU, dec. Ben Harris, OSU, 6-3
197 ? No. 5 Maxwell Askren, MU, tech. fall Brice Arand, OSU,19-2
Heavyweight ? Travis Gardner, OSU, dec. No. 11 Mark Ellis, MU, 9-7 (OT)
No. 8 Iowa State 40, Oregon State 0
2/8/08, Ames, Iowa
125 ? No. 17 Tyler Clark, ISU, dec. Jake Gonzales, OSU, 7-2
133 ? No. 7 Nick Fanthorpe, ISU, tech. fall Clifton Ivanoff, OSU, 26-10 (5:46)
141 ? No. 14 Nick Gallick, ISU, dec. Heinrich Barnes, OSU, 8-1
149 ? Mitch Mueller, ISU, major dec. Kyle Larson, OSU, 13-5
157 ? No. 6 Cyler Sanderson, ISU, fall Dan Brascetta, OSU, 1:48
165 ? No. 6 Jon Reader, ISU, dec. Keegan Davis, OSU, 7-3
174 ? Aron Scott, ISU, dec. Chris Platt, OSU, 8-2
184 ? No. 1 Jake Varner, ISU, major dec. Neal Beaudry, OSU, 12-0
197 ? No. 19 David Bertolino, ISU, fall Kyle Bressler, OSU, 2:19
Heavyweight ? No. 6 David Zabriskie, ISU, dec. Travis Gardner, OSU, 3-1
Oregon State 13, No. 12 Missouri 28
2/10/07, Ames, Iowa
125 ? John Olanowski, MU, dec. Jake Gonzales, OSU, 6-2
133 ? Tyler McCormick. MU, tech. fall Clifton Ivanoff, OSU, 16-0
141 ? Heinrich Barnes, OSU, major dec. Marcus Hoehn, MU, 17-6
149 ? No. 15 Josh Wagner, MU, tech. fall Kyle Larson, OSU, 20-3
157 ? No. 14 Michael Chandler, MU major dec. Dan Brascetta, OSU, 12-1
165 ? Keegan Davis, OSU, fall Andrew Sherry, MU, 4:15
174 ? Brock Wittmeyer, MU, dec. Chris Platt, OSU, 12-6
184 ? James Williamson, MU, dec. Ben Harris, OSU, 6-3
197 ? No. 5 Maxwell Askren, MU, tech. fall Brice Arand, OSU,19-2
Heavyweight ? Travis Gardner, OSU, dec. No. 11 Mark Ellis, MU, 9-7 (OT)
No. 8 Iowa State 40, Oregon State 0
2/8/08, Ames, Iowa
125 ? No. 17 Tyler Clark, ISU, dec. Jake Gonzales, OSU, 7-2
133 ? No. 7 Nick Fanthorpe, ISU, tech. fall Clifton Ivanoff, OSU, 26-10 (5:46)
141 ? No. 14 Nick Gallick, ISU, dec. Heinrich Barnes, OSU, 8-1
149 ? Mitch Mueller, ISU, major dec. Kyle Larson, OSU, 13-5
157 ? No. 6 Cyler Sanderson, ISU, fall Dan Brascetta, OSU, 1:48
165 ? No. 6 Jon Reader, ISU, dec. Keegan Davis, OSU, 7-3
174 ? Aron Scott, ISU, dec. Chris Platt, OSU, 8-2
184 ? No. 1 Jake Varner, ISU, major dec. Neal Beaudry, OSU, 12-0
197 ? No. 19 David Bertolino, ISU, fall Kyle Bressler, OSU, 2:19
Heavyweight ? No. 6 David Zabriskie, ISU, dec. Travis Gardner, OSU, 3-1
No. 21 Boise State 43, Portland State 0
2/1/08, Boise, Idaho
125 ? Josh Hall (BSU) wins by forfeit
133 ? Alan Bartelli (BSU) wins by forfeit
141 ? Eli Hutchison (BSU) dec. Greg Einerson (PSU) 7-1
149 ? Cody Bender (BSU) dec. Alan Dickey (PSU) 10-9
157 ? #12 Tyler Sherfey (BSU) tech fall Brady Garner (PSU) 16-0
165 ? Johnny Nunez (BSU) tech fall Jordan Toney (PSU) 18-3
174 ? Nate Lee (BSU) dec. Dale Seley (PSU) 4-2
184 ? #9 Kirk Smith (BSU) pin Jacob Antoine (PSU) 2:31
197 ? Matt Casperson (BSU) dec. Rockland 'Jake' Schneider (PSU) 6-4
HWT ? Sam Zylstra (BSU) dec. Zack Smith (PSU) 2-0
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